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What's one thing WILLOW CREEK EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
581
Elementary
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBLE ISD·NCES 482391006567
Willow Creek Elementary School
2002 WILLOW TER, KINGWOOD, TX 77345 · (281) 641-2300 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
53 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (109).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from HUMBLE ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
87.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 33.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 57.0% | 30.0% | 9.0% | 4.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 86.0% | 87.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 80.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Willow Creek Elementary School
Willow Creek Elementary School's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek Elementary School this school | 581 | 9.1% | 76.1% |
| Gullett Elementary School AUSTIN | 544 | 7.7% | 67.8% |
| Vandagriff Elementary School ALEDO | 640 | 10.9% | 72.6% |
| Casis Elementary School AUSTIN | 652 | 8.7% | 72.5% |
| McAuliffe Elementary School HIGHLAND VILLAGE | 511 | 7.6% | 74.2% |
| Larue Miller Elementary School MIDLOTHIAN | 500 | 10.4% | 59.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Willow Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #162 of 4,401 | #25 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #41 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #8 of 625 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #93 of 4,466 ▲ 174 | #14 of 625 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #748 of 3,998 | #102 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #1,759 of 4,938 | #369 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,410 of 4,622 | #322 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #2,960 of 4,628 | #409 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.1% | #4,673 of 4,789 | #666 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.1% | #587 of 1,307 | #61 of 148 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
581
+76 (+15%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 564
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 581 | 38.8 | 15.0:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 39.1 | 14.9:1 | 6% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 573 | 37.3 | 15.3:1 | 4% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 35 | 14.4:1 | 4% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 30.5 | 16.7:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 37 | 15.3:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 564 | 28 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (509 to 581); teachers up 27% (30.5 to 38.8).
About Willow Creek Elementary School
Willow Creek Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in KINGWOOD, Texas. In all, 581 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Willow Creek Elementary School is a school in HUMBLE ISD. The district has 50 schools and 48,502 students.
About 74% of the student body at Willow Creek Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Harris County, the White share is about 34%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willow Creek Elementary School is 15.0:1, based on 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Willow Creek Elementary School counts 9% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Willow Creek Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 94% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Willow Creek Elementary School is 6.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 76.1%. Predicted: 69.8%.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Willow Creek Elementary School.
Riverwood Middle School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Willow Creek Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Willow Creek Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 76.1% versus a 56.6% average.
Willow Creek Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
In 2020-21, Willow Creek Elementary School enrolled 505 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 581.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Willow Creek Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUMBLE ISD
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
Other schools in KINGWOOD
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Riverwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,161 students
- Creekwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,144 students
- Kingwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 973 students
Other Willow Creek Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Willow Creek Elementary. Willow Creek Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 10.
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 687 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, TX · 641 students
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARYNAMPA, ID · 598 students
- Willow Creek Elementary SchoolFleetwood, PA · 564 students
- WILLOW CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMERIDIAN, ID · 503 students
Nearby schools
- Riverwood Middle School0.6 mi · 1,161
- Deerwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 641
- Shadow Forest Elementary School1.4 mi · 584
- Greentree Elementary School2.1 mi · 706
- Creekwood Middle School2.2 mi · 1,144
- Hidden Hollow Elementary School2.4 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Willow Creek Elementary School?
Willow Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 581 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Willow Creek Elementary School serve?
Willow Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willow Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willow Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willow Creek Elementary School?
At Willow Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Willow Creek Elementary School?
Willow Creek Elementary School is overseen by HUMBLE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.